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Ok, three points.

1) the flash slides into the the hot shoe (metal part on top of your camera) to connect camera to flash power wise.

2) the flash you have linked to is not an ETTL flash so the flash will not set its power level based on exposure readings from the camera (you would have to try an guess the power level).

3) if you mean how to obtain a wireless link to the flash for off camera work then you need some wireless triggers to sync the two devices.
(something liek Yongnuo RF602's will work very well)

hope this helps
 
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thanks thats great

can you get a cable that goes from the camera to the flash instead?
would i need a specific one for the flash i bought?

i just want to look at different options and prices at the moment
 
FightingFigure said:
thanks thats great

can you get a cable that goes from the camera to the flash instead?
would i need a specific one for the flash i bought?

i just want to look at different options and prices at the moment
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Canon 1000d does not have a PC sync socket so you would have to buy a little hotshoe PC sync adapter and also the cable, be better and probably cheaper to just get a wireless trigger/receiver set.

EDIT: also it looks like you flash does not have a PC sync socket either.
 
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You can get a Ettl cable, which will only fire with your flash gun.

It would be alot easier to just get wireless flash trigger's.
you can pick them up cheapish for around £20 off ebay.

John
 
FightingFigure said:
thanks thats great

can you get a cable that goes from the camera to the flash instead?
would i need a specific one for the flash i bought?

i just want to look at different options and prices at the moment
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The YN-460-II is a generic "works with any camera" type, so there isn't a specific cable for it.

You could use a Canon-fit TTL cord with it, however being that the flash is fully manual there's no benefit in doing so over a set of triggers.
 
ive just got around to seeing how this works and im failing.

if i pop the internal flash up and set the ext flash to S1/S2 it fires with the flash on the camera.

if i attach the wireless triggers i have no joy

am i missing something?
it's usually something really simple that's staring me so hard in the face im just not seeing it

:bonk:
 
Hey, you obviously bought it cos it's cheap, can't be any other reason, can there? Now you're having problems. Nuff said.
 
FightingFigure said:
ive just got around to seeing how this works and im failing.

if i pop the internal flash up and set the ext flash to S1/S2 it fires with the flash on the camera.

if i attach the wireless triggers i have no joy

am i missing something?
it's usually something really simple that's staring me so hard in the face im just not seeing it

:bonk:
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Which flash did you buy and what mode do you have it in when it's on the triggers?
 
It sounds like it might be in slave mode, mine had a button on it that says S or OFF I think (jessops flash not yongnuo though)

Did you get any instructions with the flash?
 
Mank said:
It sounds like it might be in slave mode, mine had a button on it that says S or OFF I think (jessops flash not yongnuo though)

Did you get any instructions with the flash?
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That was my instinct, it's very easy to bump the button into S mode and that disables the connection on the foot of the flash = no worky :D
 
Flash In The Pan said:
That was my instinct, it's very easy to bump the button into S mode and that disables the connection on the foot of the flash = no worky :D
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The amount of times I've gone to use my flash and its been in S mode and I've wondered why for ages why its not working!!! :lol:
 
it could have been something like that, i'm not altogether sure

im just happy its working now and putting it down to operator error!

a touch annoyed i didnt get the rf-602 for wireless shutter business. doh!
 
Most of the triggers on the market work, the RF602/603 just gives a better range and tends to give less misfires than the cheaper 433mhz triggers.
 
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